Dr Anna Leshinskaya
@annaleshinskaya.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at UC Irvine. She/her. Researcher in human & artificial intelligence using computational neuroscience & machine interpretability. Lab website: relcoglab.org
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Relational Cognition Lab
www.relcoglab.org
I am accepting graduate students for the UCI Cognitive Sciences PhD program for Fall 2026. Check out my lab website - www.relcoglab.org for our recent themes. Our funded work focuses on combinatorial reasoning, moral decision-making, and conceptual cognition in humans and large language models.
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It’s grad school application season, and I wanted to give some public advice.
Caveats:
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> These are my opinions, based on my experiences, they are not secret tricks or guarantees
> They are general guidelines, not meant to cover a host of idiosyncrasies and special cases
Caveats:
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> These are my opinions, based on my experiences, they are not secret tricks or guarantees
> They are general guidelines, not meant to cover a host of idiosyncrasies and special cases
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It’s grad school application season, and I wanted to give some public advice.
Caveats:
-*-*-*-*
> These are my opinions, based on my experiences, they are not secret tricks or guarantees
> They are general guidelines, not meant to cover a host of idiosyncrasies and special cases
Caveats:
-*-*-*-*
> These are my opinions, based on my experiences, they are not secret tricks or guarantees
> They are general guidelines, not meant to cover a host of idiosyncrasies and special cases
I am accepting graduate students for the UCI Cognitive Sciences PhD program for Fall 2026. Check out my lab website - www.relcoglab.org for our recent themes. Our funded work focuses on combinatorial reasoning, moral decision-making, and conceptual cognition in humans and large language models.
Relational Cognition Lab
www.relcoglab.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I am accepting graduate students for the UCI Cognitive Sciences PhD program for Fall 2026. Check out my lab website - www.relcoglab.org for our recent themes. Our funded work focuses on combinatorial reasoning, moral decision-making, and conceptual cognition in humans and large language models.
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I will be recruiting 🌟PhD students🌟 for my newish lab! If you're interested in learning & memory mechanisms applied to individual, interactive & collective behavior using computational modeling, real-world experiments and fMRI, email me! RTs much appreciated 🙏 rouhanilab.com
Interactive Cognition Lab | USC
Interactive Cognition Lab at USC, led by principal investigator, Dr. Nina Rouhani.
rouhanilab.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I will be recruiting 🌟PhD students🌟 for my newish lab! If you're interested in learning & memory mechanisms applied to individual, interactive & collective behavior using computational modeling, real-world experiments and fMRI, email me! RTs much appreciated 🙏 rouhanilab.com
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My lab at USC is recruiting!
1) research coordinator: perfect for a recent graduate looking for research experience before applying to PhD programs: usccareers.usc.edu REQ20167829
2) PhD students: see FAQs on lab website dornsife.usc.edu/hklab/faq/
1) research coordinator: perfect for a recent graduate looking for research experience before applying to PhD programs: usccareers.usc.edu REQ20167829
2) PhD students: see FAQs on lab website dornsife.usc.edu/hklab/faq/
September 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
My lab at USC is recruiting!
1) research coordinator: perfect for a recent graduate looking for research experience before applying to PhD programs: usccareers.usc.edu REQ20167829
2) PhD students: see FAQs on lab website dornsife.usc.edu/hklab/faq/
1) research coordinator: perfect for a recent graduate looking for research experience before applying to PhD programs: usccareers.usc.edu REQ20167829
2) PhD students: see FAQs on lab website dornsife.usc.edu/hklab/faq/
My department, cognitive sciences at UCI, is hiring at the assistant professor level. This is a fantastic place to be. Consider joining us!
Come work with us! UC Irvine Cognitive Sciences is looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09896
I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.
I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.
Assistant Professor - Cognitive Sciences
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.uci.edu
September 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My department, cognitive sciences at UCI, is hiring at the assistant professor level. This is a fantastic place to be. Consider joining us!
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Our department is hiring! We're looking for a cognitive/developmental psychologist who uses computational approaches to study human cognition and behavior to address learning, development, and education. Feel free to reach out with questions!
We are hiring!
Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo is recruiting for a SUNY Empire Innovation faculty hire at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The hire is focused on the study of human cognition and behavior to address gaps in learning, development, or education using AI.
Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo is recruiting for a SUNY Empire Innovation faculty hire at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The hire is focused on the study of human cognition and behavior to address gaps in learning, development, or education using AI.
August 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Our department is hiring! We're looking for a cognitive/developmental psychologist who uses computational approaches to study human cognition and behavior to address learning, development, and education. Feel free to reach out with questions!
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The Dept. of Psychology at the U. Wisconsin–Madison has an opening for an Assistant Professor in the area of Computational Neuroscience and/or Cognitive Science, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI).
Domain of behavior or cognition is open. Details at jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Domain of behavior or cognition is open. Details at jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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September 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Dept. of Psychology at the U. Wisconsin–Madison has an opening for an Assistant Professor in the area of Computational Neuroscience and/or Cognitive Science, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI).
Domain of behavior or cognition is open. Details at jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Domain of behavior or cognition is open. Details at jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
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Deadline Oct 15: Asst. prof. (tenure track), AI in Psych Science, @uoftpsychology.bsky.social jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Assistant Professor - Artificial Intelligence in Psychological Science
Assistant Professor - Artificial Intelligence in Psychological Science
jobs.utoronto.ca
September 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Deadline Oct 15: Asst. prof. (tenure track), AI in Psych Science, @uoftpsychology.bsky.social jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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Come be my colleague! The Department of Psychology at Princeton and @princetonneuro.bsky.social are jointly searching for an Assistant Prof in Cog Neuro. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
puwebp.princeton.edu
August 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Come be my colleague! The Department of Psychology at Princeton and @princetonneuro.bsky.social are jointly searching for an Assistant Prof in Cog Neuro. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
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📣 🚨 Yale Psychology has 3 searches this year!
Links below:
Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
Links below:
Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
Apply - Interfolio
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September 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
📣 🚨 Yale Psychology has 3 searches this year!
Links below:
Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
Links below:
Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
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*Sharing for our department’s trainees*
🧠 Looking for insight on applying to PhD programs in psychology?
✨ Apply by Sep 25th to Stanford Psychology's 9th annual Paths to a Psychology PhD info-session/workshop to have all of your questions answered!
📝 Application: tinyurl.com/pathstophd2025
🧠 Looking for insight on applying to PhD programs in psychology?
✨ Apply by Sep 25th to Stanford Psychology's 9th annual Paths to a Psychology PhD info-session/workshop to have all of your questions answered!
📝 Application: tinyurl.com/pathstophd2025
September 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
*Sharing for our department’s trainees*
🧠 Looking for insight on applying to PhD programs in psychology?
✨ Apply by Sep 25th to Stanford Psychology's 9th annual Paths to a Psychology PhD info-session/workshop to have all of your questions answered!
📝 Application: tinyurl.com/pathstophd2025
🧠 Looking for insight on applying to PhD programs in psychology?
✨ Apply by Sep 25th to Stanford Psychology's 9th annual Paths to a Psychology PhD info-session/workshop to have all of your questions answered!
📝 Application: tinyurl.com/pathstophd2025
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does someone good at coding & analysis want to work remotely w/ us in the coming few months (before end of 2025), as a paid consultant? project will be on neurofeedback (fMRI, ECoG, calcium imaging). we'll work towards developing the experiments & analysis pipelines together. if so pls DM me ur CV🧠📈
September 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
does someone good at coding & analysis want to work remotely w/ us in the coming few months (before end of 2025), as a paid consultant? project will be on neurofeedback (fMRI, ECoG, calcium imaging). we'll work towards developing the experiments & analysis pipelines together. if so pls DM me ur CV🧠📈
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📢We're #hiring Group Leaders!
Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
🔹5-year renewable appointment
🔹Pioneer new tools & approaches
🔹Collaborate across disciplines
Apply by Nov. 4👉 https://janelia.link/groupleader
Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
🔹5-year renewable appointment
🔹Pioneer new tools & approaches
🔹Collaborate across disciplines
Apply by Nov. 4👉 https://janelia.link/groupleader
August 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📢We're #hiring Group Leaders!
Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
🔹5-year renewable appointment
🔹Pioneer new tools & approaches
🔹Collaborate across disciplines
Apply by Nov. 4👉 https://janelia.link/groupleader
Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
🔹5-year renewable appointment
🔹Pioneer new tools & approaches
🔹Collaborate across disciplines
Apply by Nov. 4👉 https://janelia.link/groupleader
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University of Rhode Island job posting: Open Rank Professor in Political Science / Director of new interdisciplinary PhD Program in Computational Social Science (CSS)
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15597
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15597
Open Rank Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Political Science
The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by October 10, 2025. Applications received after October 10, 2025 may be revi...
jobs.uri.edu
August 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
University of Rhode Island job posting: Open Rank Professor in Political Science / Director of new interdisciplinary PhD Program in Computational Social Science (CSS)
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15597
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15597
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NIH FY26 #SCIMaP scorecards are now available for
* All states
* All districts
The White House has shared its vision of priorities for this year and years to come. This vision comes with consequences for our health and innovation economy.
Explore and share: scienceimpacts.org/fy26
* All states
* All districts
The White House has shared its vision of priorities for this year and years to come. This vision comes with consequences for our health and innovation economy.
Explore and share: scienceimpacts.org/fy26
SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research
View Projected Impact of the FY2026 Budget Cuts to the NIH
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August 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
NIH FY26 #SCIMaP scorecards are now available for
* All states
* All districts
The White House has shared its vision of priorities for this year and years to come. This vision comes with consequences for our health and innovation economy.
Explore and share: scienceimpacts.org/fy26
* All states
* All districts
The White House has shared its vision of priorities for this year and years to come. This vision comes with consequences for our health and innovation economy.
Explore and share: scienceimpacts.org/fy26
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If you work on artificial or natural intelligence and are finishing your PhD, consider applying for a Kempner research fellowship at Harvard:
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
Kempner Research Fellowship - Kempner Institute
The Kempner brings leading, early-stage postdoctoral scientists to Harvard to work on projects that advance the fundamental understanding of intelligence.
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu
August 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you work on artificial or natural intelligence and are finishing your PhD, consider applying for a Kempner research fellowship at Harvard:
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
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My Lab at the University of Edinburgh🇬🇧 has funded PhD positions for this cycle!
We study the computational principles of how people learn, reason, and communicate.
It's a new lab, and you will be playing a big role in shaping its culture and foundations.
Spread the words!
We study the computational principles of how people learn, reason, and communicate.
It's a new lab, and you will be playing a big role in shaping its culture and foundations.
Spread the words!
August 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My Lab at the University of Edinburgh🇬🇧 has funded PhD positions for this cycle!
We study the computational principles of how people learn, reason, and communicate.
It's a new lab, and you will be playing a big role in shaping its culture and foundations.
Spread the words!
We study the computational principles of how people learn, reason, and communicate.
It's a new lab, and you will be playing a big role in shaping its culture and foundations.
Spread the words!
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This year there are about 60-70% of the number of academic jobs of a normal year.
This is better than I expected, but still devastating to lots of early career scholars and universities. This is from marketing, it’s unclear if this applies to other fields drive.google.com/file/d/1V4n-...
This is better than I expected, but still devastating to lots of early career scholars and universities. This is from marketing, it’s unclear if this applies to other fields drive.google.com/file/d/1V4n-...
2025 Marketing Academia Labor Market Report.pdf
drive.google.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This year there are about 60-70% of the number of academic jobs of a normal year.
This is better than I expected, but still devastating to lots of early career scholars and universities. This is from marketing, it’s unclear if this applies to other fields drive.google.com/file/d/1V4n-...
This is better than I expected, but still devastating to lots of early career scholars and universities. This is from marketing, it’s unclear if this applies to other fields drive.google.com/file/d/1V4n-...
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Deadline Oct 1: Asst prof (tenure track), cognitive neuroscience, newly formed Department of Neuroscience, Cognition and Behavior, University of San Diego jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job...
August 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Deadline Oct 1: Asst prof (tenure track), cognitive neuroscience, newly formed Department of Neuroscience, Cognition and Behavior, University of San Diego jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job...
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Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social are now open for applications!
(I should also announce a postdoc opening with me at Johns Hopkins pretty soon.)
apply-sfi.smapply.org/prog/complex...
(I should also announce a postdoc opening with me at Johns Hopkins pretty soon.)
apply-sfi.smapply.org/prog/complex...
Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship - Santa Fe Institute
apply-sfi.smapply.org
July 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social are now open for applications!
(I should also announce a postdoc opening with me at Johns Hopkins pretty soon.)
apply-sfi.smapply.org/prog/complex...
(I should also announce a postdoc opening with me at Johns Hopkins pretty soon.)
apply-sfi.smapply.org/prog/complex...
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Thinking of applying to US-based Ph.D. programs in neuroscience, psychology, or cognitive science? We’ve got your back! NYU’s Application Support Group is a student-led, free mentorship program offering 1-on-1 support and guidance. Apply now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
NYU Application Support Group Matching Form
Dear Prospective Neuroscience & Psychology PhD Students,
We are a group of current NYU Neuroscience & Psychology PhD students who would like to help you with your PhD applications. We want to support...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thinking of applying to US-based Ph.D. programs in neuroscience, psychology, or cognitive science? We’ve got your back! NYU’s Application Support Group is a student-led, free mentorship program offering 1-on-1 support and guidance. Apply now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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🚨We are recruiting a lab manager who will spend 80% of their effort in my lab and 20% of their effort in @leorhackel.bsky.social's lab. Please share widely!
Apply at usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... with:
completed questionnaire (socolab.org/lab-manager-application), CV & Cover Letter!
Apply at usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... with:
completed questionnaire (socolab.org/lab-manager-application), CV & Cover Letter!
Home | Social Connection Lab
The Social Connection Lab ("SoCoLab") at USC investigates what helps people feel socially connected to one another.
socolab.org
July 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🚨We are recruiting a lab manager who will spend 80% of their effort in my lab and 20% of their effort in @leorhackel.bsky.social's lab. Please share widely!
Apply at usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... with:
completed questionnaire (socolab.org/lab-manager-application), CV & Cover Letter!
Apply at usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... with:
completed questionnaire (socolab.org/lab-manager-application), CV & Cover Letter!
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I'm recruiting a lab manager for my soon-to-be-launched lab at Ohio State! If you know of any recent grads who may be interested both in helping to build the lab and in developing skills in the cognitive neuroscience of memory, please share!
osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCar...
osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCar...
Research Associate
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July 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I'm recruiting a lab manager for my soon-to-be-launched lab at Ohio State! If you know of any recent grads who may be interested both in helping to build the lab and in developing skills in the cognitive neuroscience of memory, please share!
osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCar...
osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCar...
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📣 We are hiring! 📣
#BCBL has new PhD positions available for you!
🔸 1 PhD – #Neurolinguistics and #Aphasia Group
🔸 1 PhD – #PerceptualInference Group
🔸 1 PhD – #BrainRhythms and #Cognition Group
The application deadline is soon!
+info 👇
www.bcbl.eu/es/unete-a-n...
#BCBL has new PhD positions available for you!
🔸 1 PhD – #Neurolinguistics and #Aphasia Group
🔸 1 PhD – #PerceptualInference Group
🔸 1 PhD – #BrainRhythms and #Cognition Group
The application deadline is soon!
+info 👇
www.bcbl.eu/es/unete-a-n...
July 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
📣 We are hiring! 📣
#BCBL has new PhD positions available for you!
🔸 1 PhD – #Neurolinguistics and #Aphasia Group
🔸 1 PhD – #PerceptualInference Group
🔸 1 PhD – #BrainRhythms and #Cognition Group
The application deadline is soon!
+info 👇
www.bcbl.eu/es/unete-a-n...
#BCBL has new PhD positions available for you!
🔸 1 PhD – #Neurolinguistics and #Aphasia Group
🔸 1 PhD – #PerceptualInference Group
🔸 1 PhD – #BrainRhythms and #Cognition Group
The application deadline is soon!
+info 👇
www.bcbl.eu/es/unete-a-n...
Do LLMs have consistent values? Em Smullen @emstrictly.bsky.social presents their work showing strikingly low consistency across convergent tasks, including revealed preferences. Today at #ICML2025, West Ballroom B, World Models Workshop poster session @ 3:45pm! Paper: tinyurl.com/5n7wte49
tinyurl.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Do LLMs have consistent values? Em Smullen @emstrictly.bsky.social presents their work showing strikingly low consistency across convergent tasks, including revealed preferences. Today at #ICML2025, West Ballroom B, World Models Workshop poster session @ 3:45pm! Paper: tinyurl.com/5n7wte49